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It's a Harpe Knock Life! America's First Serial Killbillies, the Harpe Brothers.

July 15, 2025 • Jeannette, Emily, Hayley • Season 1 • Episode 5

Before Ted Bundy, there were these idiots! Saddle up for sibling slayings as we dive into the world of Mickey and Wiley Harpe, two killer brothers who tore through the American frontier in the late 1700s. Join The Spooky Darlings as Hayley takes us through the Harpe's spree of violence from Kentucky to Tennessee. Part outlaws, part serial killers—these brazen brothers brought the drama AND the trauma!

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